Locomotive bed



July 20,1926..

A. E. LE GARE IIIQCOMOTIVE BEI? 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed March 3l. 1925 iJFIIVIIIIIIHIIH HNNIIHHTI- J Pk s July 2o 1926.

Ang-E. LOCOMOTIVE BED Filed March 3l, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 haar f. e

Patented July zo, 192e.

. UNI-Tao STATES l 1,593,535 PATENT Fries.

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Application led latch 3l, 1825. Serial B0. 19,632.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in locomotiveconstruction, vthe objects being to provide a locomotive bed having imroved longitudinal members 6 which at y strengthen said membersparticular y at points adjacent to the pedestal openings and whichpermit lacing the driver springs directly on top o the driver boxes,thereby vdi n with the use /of driver 1o spring sad les an 'providing amore compact construction.

' With these and other objects in view, myd

` invention consists in certain novel features of construction andarrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and ,A claimed,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa toplan view of my improved locomotive 120 Figure 2 is a fragmental sideelevational view of same.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal cross section through one of the longitudinalmembers of the bed and showing the driving spring and the journal boxoperatively arranged therein. Figure 5 is a vertical cross section takenon line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 10 indicates alocomotive bed havin side or longitudinal members 11 uni i together atspaced intervals by transverse members 12 and end members 13. Eachlongitudinal member comprises a pair vof vertically disposed spaced wallportionsA 14 and 15 orming the outer and inner wall members,respectively, united together at appropriate points by horizontallydisposed rtions 16. Integrally formed with each Ongitudinal member 11and arranged in pairs are destal jaws 17 between which are adapte to beoperatively arranged driver ournal boxes 18 as shown in Figure 4. einner wall member 15 has formed integral with its upper edge an inwardlypresented and horizontally disposed flange 19 whichextends between andis united to the respective transverse members 12. Where I the wallmember 15 bridges the journal box opening A as formed by destal jaws1f?, said wall member is oiiset inwardly as indicated at 21 and isformed with an extension 22 which depends a suitable distance below thetop of said opening and is preferably thickened as indicated at 23,thereby l increasing' the strength of the longitudinal member at thisparticular point. The lower edge of each extension 22 -has formedintegrally therewith an inwardly and horizon- .6o tally di osed flange24,'the edge of which l is turne upwardly as indicated at 25. The endsof each flange 24 merge with the vertically disposed, walls 12a of therespective transverse members 12.

The 'space between the vertically disposed wall members 14 and 15` isleft open, thereby permitting the location of a driver s ring 26 in saidspace directly on to of a river journal box- 18, and the ends ci) eachspring are in Operative engagement with the usual s ring hangers 27. Inthis manner, both the river springs, as well as the spring hangers, arelocated in recesses or pockets formed by vertical wall members 14 and-15 and are disposed below the top line of longitudinal members 11,thereby providing a more com,- pact construction.

I claim:

1. In a locomotive bed, a longitudinal member having spaced verticallydisposed wall members, one of which is oiset laterally ata pointadjacent to the journal box opening and extends below the top thereof.

2. In a locomotive bed, a longitudinal member having spaced verticali dised wall portions, the inner one of w ich is Oifset laterally at a pointadjacent to the journal box' opening and extends belowlth'e top, and ahorizontally disposed reinforcin flange formed integral with saidextende wall portion. f

3. In a locomotive bed, longitudinal members having spaced verticallydisposed wall members, one of which is oifset laterally 95 at a pointadjacent to the journal box openin and extends below the top thereof,and a orizontally disposed flange formed integral with said laterallyOiset wall member.

4. A locomotive bed comprising longitudnal members havinlgovertically dised wall portions disposeda ve thejourna box open-` ings, the inner wallportions extending below the tops of said journal box opemn transversemembers uniting said longitu 105 nal members, and laterally and inwardlydisposed reinforcing flanges formed integral with said inner walls ofsaid longitudinal members and with said transverse members. 11o

izonta 5. A 'unitary vlocomotive bed structure comprising longitudinalmembers having spaced vertically and longitudinally diswall portionsarranged above the journal box openin transverse members unitin saidlongitu al members, and hory dis d reinforcing flanges formed integrawith the inner walls of said longitudinal members, said inner wallshaving portions oiset laterally and inwardly and extending below thetops of said journal box opemngs.

6. A unitary 'locomotive bed structure comprising longitudinal `membershaving spaced wall portions arranged above the journal box openingsthereof, the inner wall ortions beingoffset inwardly and their owei.'ends terminat' below the tops of the respective journfillox openings.

7. A 'unitary locomotive bed structure comprising longitudinal `membershaving spaced vertically and longitudinally disposed walls arrangedabove the journal box openings thereof, said inner walls extending belowthe tops of said journal box openings, transverse members uniting said.longitudinal members, and horizontally disposed reinforcing flangesformed integral with said inner walls and said transverse membersand'extending inwardly from said wall members, said inner walls beinoffset inwardly at points adjacent to said journal box openings 8. In aocomotive bed, a longitudinal member having spaced vertically andlongitudinally disposed wall portions arranged above the journal boxopenings thereof and opening thereinto, driver journal boxes arranged insaid journal box openings, and driver springs ldisposed .between saidspaced wall portions and bearing on the respective driver journal boxes.

9. In a locomotive constructionLa lo tudinal frame member havingverticg1 and longitudinally disposed spaced wall portions above thejournal box 'opening thereof, a driver journal box operatively ai'-ranged in said journal box opening, and a driver spring disposed withinthe space formed b said spaced wall restingnony top of said driverjournal box.

10. a locomotive construction, a longitudinal frame member providedabove its journal box openings with vertically and longitudinally j sedopening thereinto for recei driver springs in d1- rect engagement witthe driver journal boxes.

11. In a locomotive construction, a longitudjnal frame member providedwith .jaw pedestals, driver journal boxes in operative engagement withthe res ve pedestal jaws, and driver sp rin on said driver journalboxes, sai lo 'tudmal member bein provided with vertically andlongitudina y* openings communicating with t e upper ends of saidjournal box opening for accommodating said. driver SPImgS- 12. In alocomotive construction, a longitudinal frame member provided with jawpedestals, driver journal boxes in operative engagement with therespective estal jaws, driver springs beari on sai driver journal boxes,said longtu l member being provided with' vertically and longitudinallydisposed openings open at their lower ends for accommodating said driversprings, and driver sprin hangers entering .said opening for engagingrespectiveends of the driver spring. A 13. In a locomotive construction,a longitudinal frame 4member having spaced vertically and lo 'tudinallydisposed walls arran ed above t e driver journal box opening orproviding a vertically vdisposed driver spring opening communicatingwith said journal box opening.

. 14. A locomotive bed frame having lon.- gitudinal members providedwith verticall and longitudinally spaced wa l portions forming avertically disposed driver spring receiving recess open at top andbottom and opening into the driver journal box opening. j

In testimony whereof I hereunto adix my signature this 25th day ofMarch, .1925., ARTHUR E. LE GARE.

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